Private Luang Prabang City Tour
Visit the main highlights of Luang Prabang heritage area. in one day Walking with a licensed local guide, you will hear many local stories and get a taste of Luang Prabang’s culture, from the history of the temples and the city to the Buddhist stories and legends painted all over the walls of the temples.
This tour’s destinations include the main highlights of Luang Prabang such as Buddist temples (Wat Mai, Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Wisunarat, Wat Pa Phon Phao), Royal Palace museum, local market, ethnological center etc.. It is simply the must do Luang Prabang tour for any first time visitors to the country.
Options
City tour, Mekong Cruise
Activity: Alms giving / Monrnig market (5:30 option only), Morning city tour, lunch, 3 hr Mekong Cruise from Pak Ou Caves to city
Duration: 10 hours: Alms giving, market (sunrise time - 1 hr), morning city tour (4 hr) lunch (1 hr) Mekong cruise to caves, sunse cruise (4 hr)
lunch: buffet lunch @ manifa elephant camp
Pickup included
What's included in Private Luang Prabang City Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Alms Giving Ceremony
Pickup from your accommodation at early morning around 5:15 am in March to October and 5:45 in November to February. We rise early to observe the sunrise procession of monks receiving alms and experience offering food to monks. Morning Alms (Sai Bat) is a longstanding tradition in Laos Buddhist culture, and is very unique to Laos. Laos is the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession.
The Morning Market
After morning alms, we visit Luang Prabang morning market. The market lining a couple of quiet streets near the Royal Palace, starts early and is over by mid-morning. It sets up along a couple of side-streets next to one of the city’s many Wats. A butcher and some of the more touristy stalls have actual tables for their wares. But most of the vendors, selling anything from rice, to fresh vegetables, to steamed fish, frogs, and anything else that might be the day’s catch, just set up on the ground.
Old Quarter Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its unique blending of traditional Lao and European colonial influences in its architecture and culture, was the capital of the Lane Xang kingdom from the 14th to 16th centuries, as well as the center of Buddhist worship in the region. Old quarter setting on a peninsula at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, encircled by verdant mountains, offers a natural beauty that is complemented by the craftsmanship of Louangphrabang’s palaces, temples, and traditional houses.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- English Speaking Local Licensed Tour Guide
- We will send it to the restaurant of your choice. If there are a large number of people, we can also make advance reservations for the restaurant.
- Admission to temples and museums
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We will pick you up from any accommodation in Luang Prabang city. 8:30 am (no alms giving) 6:00 am (Joining alms giving, November to February) 5:30 am (Joining alms giving, March to October)
Meeting Points
- Return to your accommodation or city center at about 5:00 pm
End Points
- Your accommodation or city center
